Laborer

Summary:
A Laborer will perform a variety of duties such as flagging, traffic control, and pavement marking in accordance with all safety regulations and procedures. This includes setting up and using signs and equipment to direct traffic around work zones.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Follows safety rules and regulations on and in all work zones and flagging sites, including placing signage, barricades, traffic cones, and other warning devices.
• Operates company vehicles in accordance with all safety regulations and laws.
• Operates miscellaneous hand tools in accordance with all safety regulations and procedures.
• Conducts routine equipment maintenance and daily equipment inspections according to company standards.
• Routinely conducts facility and vehicle housekeeping/maintenance.
• Prepares trip sheets and maintains accurate records.
• Performs tasks in the interest of public safety and property and the motoring public.
• Responds to emergencies as directed by supervisors.
• Immediately notify department supervisors of any emergency, vehicle accidents, worksite accidents, and/or other serious reported incidents.
• May occasionally assist with delivery of materials to worksites or client locations.
• Other projects and initiatives that drive organizational goals and results.

Supervisor Responsibilities:

• None

Education, Certifications & Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Minimum of 1-5 years of general labor work experience preferred.
• Valid For-Hire license endorsement with DOT physical and clean driving record.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of traffic control or highway construction preferred.
• Must have strong problem-solving skills and a desire to create solutions.
• Prior experience working under tight deadlines with changing priorities.
• Ability to uphold regulatory and company standards.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from internal or external customers.
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport and effective communication with others.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to stand or sit for long periods of time, load and unload equipment, therefore using hands to finger, handle, or feel, walk, reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to move and/or lift up to 50 pounds. Employee will be required to operate specialized equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

• This position will travel to off-site locations and therefore require wearing all PPE depending on circumstance which may include dust mask, safety glasses, hard hat, ear protection, high-visibility safety vest and/or safety pants and/or steel toed footwear. At times client contract driven PPE may also be required.

High Star Traffic is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages all people to apply for this position. Disclaimer The above statements are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the job requirements. Rather, they are intended to describe the general nature of the job. The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.